"killer octave:

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: "killer octave:


> I would be glad to help out with measuring any data you need for your
inquiries
> Ron. I have 17 good to excellent quality grands, and 26 varying quality
> uprights at my disposal for very frequent measurements at the university.
You
> just tell me what you want measured, and I'll send it along to you. I have
the
> RCT, and Tunelab to work with in this regard.
>
> Hope you had a nice Christmas.
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I will be very interested to see if you find the "killer-octave"
phenomena -- percussive attack, rapid decay, short sustain, etc. -- in any
of the vertical pianos.  For a variety of reasons it is much easier to
design a good treble section in a vertical piano than it is in a grand.

Del